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Patented Sept. 22,1896.

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ALBERT C. ROSENCRANZ, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE IIEILMAN PLOW COMPANY','"OF SAME PLACE.

COTTON-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,280, dated September 22, 1896.

Application filed March 6, 1896.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT C. RosnNcRANZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and Stater of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Scrapers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in cotton-Scrapers; and it consists of `a shareblade provided at its outerend with a downwardly-projecting guide or runner and a win g or scraper-blade extending up from the left` of the share to act as a moldboard, the joint between the wing and the share being such as to present a continuous smooth upper surface.

It also consists of certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.-

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, Figure l represents a perspective View of a cotton-scraper embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 represents a detail transverse section through my improved cot-tonscraper.

A in the drawings, represents the plowstandard; B,the share; C, the wing orscraperblade, and D the landside.

The inner edge of the share is turned down approximately at right angles to form the landside. This landside gradually decreases in depth toward the point where it is flattened out to present a smooth surface even with the bottom of the point. The outer edge of the share is also turned down at right angles to form a guide or runner l) parallel with the landside, and which is adapted to enter the soil and prevent lateral slipping of the scraper and hold it firmly to its work. The wing or scraper-blade C is lapped over the inner edge of the share at c c and welded thereto, being ground down on its upper vsurface to present a smooth unbroken continuation of the share. The forward welded portion of the share and scraper-blade is formed into a wedge-shaped serai No. 582,107. (No model.)

' point that terminates at the left edge of the rlhe share is attached to the standlandside. ard inv the usual manner.

The guide b assists the plow in the work of scraping the sides of the cotton-plant rows or ridges by increasing its steadiness and preventing any sudden shearing away from its work.

' By terminating the point on a line with the left edge of the landside I avoid removing the edge of the furrow against which the landside presses to resist the pressure of the soil against the share and scraper-wing.

It will be observed that the cutting edge of the scraper-win g does not extend altogether out to the point, but commences some distance to the rear of the same and extends upward, backward, and outward, thus leaving enough soil to form a Afirm bearing for the landside and giving a shearing cut close up to the plant without disturbing the roots o r the soil immediately around the plant. After the weeds and part of the surface-soil are cut they do not meet with any retarding joint or obstrucj tion on the share or wing, but are turned by the wing and deposited in the furrow.

The guide or runner aids to steady the scraper in its forward movement, as well as to guard againstlateral movement by offering a point of resistance to the pressure coming from the land extension and to the inclination of the heel to dip into the ground when the scraper-edge receives eXtra pressure from roots, ttc.

By extending the edge of the wing down over the upper edge of the share and weldin g it thereto and reducing by grinding or otherwise, I secure not only a smooth, even joint, but materially strengthen the scraper or wing and prevent it from being broken or bent out of shape by any Violent contact with a stump or other obstruction.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, an d desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cotton-scraper, the combination of a share-blade provided at its outer end with a downwardly projecting runner, and a scraper-wing extending up from the left of the share to act as a nioldboard 5 the joint be- IOO tween the Win g and the share being such as to present a cont-in nous smooth upper surface, substantially as deseribed.

2. In a cotton-scraper, the combination of n share-binde turned downward at its inner edge to forni t Inndside, and n Semper-'wing extending up from the left of the share to ziet as a Cutter and inoldboztrd; the Semper being lapped over the sha-re und Welded and ground to form a smooth continuation of the share, substantially is described.

In a eot-tonseriper, the Combination of t share-blade turned downward et its inner edge to form :i landside of gradually-deereasing depth toward the point, and a, sernper- Wing attached to the left edge ol the share over the lzL-ndside from the point to the renr and extending to the left of the hindside the Whole length except L short portion near the point of the scraper, substantially as de scribed.

4. In zt cotton-scraper, the combination of a share-blztde provided at its outer edge with a downwardly-extending runner and zit its inner edge with Llandsidend 2L scraper-Wing extending up from the left of the Share to :tet as L eut-ter, an d moldbozird; the joint between the Wing and the moldbomd being such as to present zi continuous smooth upper surface, substantially :is described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ztiix my signntu re in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT C. ROSENCRANZ. X'Vitn esses:

GUSTAV SCHAUER, FRANK IIoRNBRooK. 

